Sustainable Development of Houston Districts: The Health of the City 2013

Figures Figure 1: City of Houston Population Growth ............................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Council District Populations ........................................................................................................... 6 Figure 3: City of Houston Race and Ethnicity ................................................................................................ 7 Figure 4: Population Growth 1990 – 2010 .................................................................................................... 8 Figure 5: District Race and Ethnicity ............................................................................................................. 9 Figure 6: Map of Districts by Primary Race/ Ethnicity ................................................................................ 10 Figure 7: Dissimilarity Indexes for Districts ................................................................................................. 11 Figure 8: Districts Population Density ......................................................................................................... 12 Figure 9: Education Attainment by District ................................................................................................. 14 Figure 10: High School Graduation Rates ................................................................................................... 15 Figure 11: Voter Participation in Houston .................................................................................................. 17 Figure 12: Voting by District........................................................................................................................ 18 Figure 13: Household Income by District .................................................................................................... 19 Figure 14: Ratio of Share in Income ............................................................................................................ 20 Figure 15: Percent Below Poverty by District ............................................................................................. 21 Figure 16: Population per Health Center by District ................................................................................... 23 Figure 17: Housing Affordability ................................................................................................................. 26 Figure 18: Housing Affordability by Cost Quintiles ..................................................................................... 27 Figure 19: City of Houston Access to Parks 2000 – 2010 ............................................................................ 30 Figure 20: Access to Parks by District ......................................................................................................... 31 Figure 21: Houston Food Desert 2010 ........................................................................................................ 34 Figure 22: Food Deserts by District ............................................................................................................. 35 Figure 23: Population Within a Quarter Mile to Waste Sites ..................................................................... 37 Figure 24: Unemployment Rate .................................................................................................................. 50 Figure 25: Districts Unemployment Rate .................................................................................................... 51 Figure 26: Primary Jobs by District.............................................................................................................. 53 Figure 27: Jobs by Monthly Salary by District ............................................................................................. 54 Figure 28: Percentages of jobs by race and ethnicity ................................................................................. 55 Figure 29: Median Household Income ........................................................................................................ 57 xx